Re: Get block of N numbers from sequence - Mailing list pgsql-general

From hubert depesz lubaczewski
Subject Re: Get block of N numbers from sequence
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Msg-id 20090519155746.GB17055@depesz.com
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In response to Re: Get block of N numbers from sequence  (Thomas Guettler <hv@tbz-pariv.de>)
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On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 03:32:16PM +0200, Thomas Guettler wrote:
> If other processes run nextval() between "increment by 1000" and "increment by 1",
> they leave big holes in the sequence.

yes. I know. there is no other way.

if you want 1000 ids, but they don't have to be consequtive, you can
simply:
select nextval('qq') from generate_series(1,1000);

depesz

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